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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Citizen scientists come in all ages

Got this this morning:

My name is Arthur, and I'm 6.So far this fall, I have helped 3 small brown and yellow birds get back to their flock after hitting our windows.Unfortunately, one additional bird was found dead, and it could not be helped - it was another little brown one.

White-throated Sparrows can have very conspicuous yellow on the face between the eye and bill (the lore), and Yellow-rumped Warblers have yellow on the rump, shoulders, and crown, so these are counted in the "unknown" category.

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Running total (includes birds injured, which have a 50% chance of survival)

1 Brown Creeper

2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets

1 American Robin

1 Tennessee Warbler

2 Nashville Warblers

8 Magnolia Warblers

27 Yellow-rumped Warblers

4 Palm Warblers

9 White-throated Sparrows

2 Dark-eyed Juncos

101 Unknown

158 TOTAL

How to Report Collisions

Send all reports as comments to a post on this blog or in an email to chickadee@lauraerickson.com. Send date, place, time (if known), species or description, and, if possible, a photo.

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What to do with dead birds

I do not have a salvage permit to collect dead birds, and currently don't have a repository to suggest for dead birds picked up under windows. Without the necessary permits, it violates state and federal laws to pick up bird carcasses. If you know of someone at UMD or another institution with permits who would be willing to accept carcasses, let me know.